Administrative Staff College of India

The Administrative Staff College of India is an institution of excellence and national importance. Established in 1956, it is the first and foremost institution of its kind in the country. Set up as an institution with a difference at the joint initiative of both the Government of India and the industry, it is an autonomous, self-supporting, public-purpose institution with the objectives of being a think-tank for policy inputs and to build the capacities of practicing professionals in the management of government and business enterprises.ASCI is a registered society by constitution.

At the apex of its governance structure is a policy-setting, oversight body, the Court of Governors (CoG). It is a virtual who’s who of eminent professionals, public figures and industry leaders who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields of specialization in education, enterprise, administration, management and governance spanning a wide variety of sectors like agriculture, banking, engineering, economics, judiciary, law, manufacturing, science and technology and public administration.

The Chairmen of the Court of Governors since inception are: (i) Mr. John Mathai, former Union Finance Minister; (ii) Mr. C.D. Deshmukh, former Governor of RBI and former Union Finance Minister; (iii) Mr. Dharma Vira, former Cabinet Secretary to the GoI; (iv) Mr. M. Narasimham, former Governor of RBI, Finance Secretary to the GoI and Executive Director at the World Bank and IMF, Vice-President at ADB; (v) Dr. Abid Hussain, former Member of Planning Commission and Ambassador to the USA.